Japan is famous for its spotless streets. So why are public rubbish bins so hard to find?
So why isn’t there more litter on the streets? Yoshida cautions against attributing Japan’s cleanliness to some uniquely…
El Niño and global heating pushes water vapour in Earth’s atmosphere to record levels in August | Environment
The planet’s atmosphere held more water vapour in August than any other month on record, further increasing the…
Why the fight against pollution depends on better data
Faulty environmental data is not merely an academic problem. It can lead to flawed policies, wasted resources and…
How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports | Fossil fuels
On her first day as an expert author on the world’s most important climate reports, Prof Julia Steinberger…
Central Colombia forest fire threatens tourist town of Villa de Leyva | Climate Crisis News
The country has battled multiple wildfires amid record-breaking temperatures fueled by El Nino and intense drought conditions. Published…
Vast hidden ocean beneath Earth’s mantle? Scientists stunned by new discovery
Vast hidden ocean beneath Earth’s mantle? Scientists stunned by new discovery – Futura-Sciences September 19, 2026 4 min…
Tropical Storm Dujuan may hit Japan over upcoming Silver Week holiday
Tropical Storm Dujuan has formed near the Mariana Islands and may bring rainfall during the Silver Week holidays…
‘Forcing a reckoning’: How Asia is preparing for a ‘supersized’ El Niño | El Niño southern oscillation
Asian governments are rushing preparations for the most severe El Niño weather event on record, with hundreds of…
US veterans have greater levels of Pfas in their blood than civilians, new study finds | Pfas
Many US military veterans have much higher levels of Pfas “forever chemicals” in their blood than non-veterans, new…
A coalmine on Trish’s Queensland farm has been abandoned. Will anyone clean it up? | Mining
When Trish Goodwin discovered this week that the Bluff coalmine – cut like a gaping wound into her…
What AI can and cannot do in biosecurity
Things have gotten intense with AI in the past week. People working in AI, from researchers to CEOs,…
The Hardangerjøkulen ice cap, Norway | EU Space Support Office
Hardangerjøkulen is a plateau glacier in southern Norway and, with an area of about 64 km², it is…